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C66100 Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4340M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
93.3 to 94.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0